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June 1, 1937. c. D. FALLERT 2,082,200'

' l CONTAINER Filed May 25, 19:56

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Patented June l, 1937 UNITED STATES 2,082,200 GDNTAINER Clifford D. Fallert, St. Robert Gaylord, Inc., tion of Missouri Louis, Mo., signor to St. Louis, MoJ-a corpora- Application my z5, 193s, sensi No. snm s calms. (ci. zza-sz) to containrsfparticufor bottled or canned provide a strong and durable carton of simple.

and economical construction. to provide a closure member for said carton which reinforces and stiffens the hand holes therein, and which, when unsealed along one edge. becomes a hingedcover .for said carton, and to utilize the bottle-separating partitions as a means for supporting said closure member. The invention consists in the carton and in the. construction,combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing,V which "forms part of this specification and wherein like symbols refer to like parts wherever they occurT Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a sealed carton embodying my invention;

, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the carton, showing the closure member unsealed along one edge to form a hinged cover for said carton;

beFig. 3 is a perspective view of the closure inemportion oi.' its side and end walls broken away to disclose the bottle-separating partitions;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal in Fig. 1;*and

Fig. 6 is a vertical cross-section 'through the sealed carton on the linje 6-6 in Fig. l.

The accompanying drawing illustrates a beer bottle shipping carton of bendable material, such as fiber or corrugated bottom I, end walls 2 and side walls 3. The end walls 2 are provided with hand holes l and bendable upper marginal aps 5 that are folded downwardly against the inner faces of said end walls Vwith their lower edges ush with the upper edges of said hand holes. The side walls 3 are likewise provided with bendable upper marginal flaps B: and the lower portion of the carton.is divided by longitudinal and transverse partitions preferably of fiber or corrugated board, one or more of said partitions, preferably the two outermost longitudinal partitions 1, extending to the top of the box.

The carton is closed by a panel 8, preferably of ber or corrugated board. that is supported on the upper edges of the two outermost longitudinal partitions 1 with its top substantially flush with the top edges of the -side and end walls 55 of the carton. The closure member l is provided Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the carton, with section through the sealed carton on the line 5-0 e l board, folded to 'form a flaps l that extend downwardly between the downturned upper marginal flaps 5 of the end walls 2 and the adjacent ends of the two partitions 'I and are disposed with their lower edges flush with the lower edges of the end wall naps and the upper edges of the hand holes 4 located therebelow. The carto'n is sealed by folding the upper marginal aps l of the side walls 3 of the carton down upon and adhesively or otherwise securing them to the adjacent side marginai portions of the closure member l.

The carton. is uns'ealed by slitting one of the side walls I from end to end Just below the inwardly extending upper flap t thereof, whereby the 'closure member is freed fro'm one side wall of the carton and is thusadapted to swing with the bedable upper ilap of the other side wall thereof after the manner. of a hinged cover. l

The`above described carton has several advantages. The lower edges of the downturned marginal flaps I and 0 of the end walls and closure member 2 and I. respectively. are disposed with their lower edges flush with the upper edges of the hand holes l and thus serve to prevent tearing thereof when the hand holes are used in When the carton is opened,

with depending end partitions support the closure member and position the lower edges oi' the depending end 'flaps l thereof flush with the upper edges of the hand holes. When the carton is unsealed by severing the upper side marginal flap from one of the side walls. the upper side marginal iiap of the other side wall serves as' a hinge for-connecting the closure member'to the carton: and the severed flap serves to reinforce and stien the free edge of such hinged closure member or cover.

What I claim is: T we 1. A shipping container having two opposite wallsl provided with-hand holes and upper marginal flaps that arefolded downwardly alongside of said walls, and a closure member for said container having depending end flaps disposed alongside of the upper marginal flaps said walls, the flaps oi' said walls and said closure member being disposed with their lower edges substantially flush with the upper edges of said hand holes.

2. A shipping container having end and sid walls. said end walls being provided with hand holes. and a closure member for said container having depending marginal flaps disposed along- 55 side said end walls with their lower edges adjacent to the upper edges of said hand holes, said side walls being provided with upper marginal ilaps that are secured ilatwise to the adjacent side marginal portions of said closure member.

3. A shipping container comprising end and side walls, said end walls being provided with hand holes and downturned upper marginal flaps disposed with their lower edges adjacent to the upper edges of said' hand holes, and a closure member for said container having depending end aps disposed alongside of the downturned upper marginal ilaps of said end walls with their lower edges adjacent to the upper edges of said hand holes, said side walls being provided with upper marginal ilaps that are secured fiatwise to the adjacent side marginal portions of said closure member, said container being adapted to be opened by severing the upper side marginal flap from one of said side walls, whereby the upper side marginal flap o! the other side wall serves as a supporting hinge for said closure member and the severed flap serves to reinforce and stiiTen the free margin of said closure member.

4. A shipping container comprising end and side walls, said end walls being provided with hand holes and downturned upper marginal aps disposed with their lower edges substantially ilush with the upper edges of said hand holes, a closure member for saidcontainer having marginal depending flaps disposed alongside of the` downturned end wall aps with their lower edges substantially ilush with lower edges thereof, said side walls being provided with upper marginal iaps that are secured atwise to the adjacent side marginal portions oi said closure member, said container being adapted to be opened by severing the upper side marginal ap from one of said side walls, whereby the upper side marginal iiap of the other side wall is adapted to serve as a supporting hinge for said closure member, and longitudinal and transverse partitions mounted in said container, at least one ofsaid partitions extending to the top of said container to constitute a support for said closure member.

5. A shipping container comprising end and side walls, said end walls being provided with downturned upper marginal aps, and a closure member for said container having depending end aps disposed alongside of the downturned upper marginal flaps of said end Walls, said side Walls being provided with upper marginal ilaps that are secured fiatwise to the adjacent side marginal portions o1' said closure member, said container being adapted to be opened by severing the upper side marginal iap from either of said side walls, whereby the upper side marginal ilap of the other side wall serves as a supporting hinge for said closure member and the severed ap serves to reinforce and stillen the free margin of said closure member.

CLIFFORD D. FALLERT. 

